they pilled across the country at noon on friday. to mark the death of queen elizabeth the second. she died on thursday at the age of 96. he automatically became king upon his mother s death. the title will be officially bestowed in a formal ceremony later this morning. cnn will carry that for you. on friday, the king briefly greeted mourners outside of buckingham palace. he then delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom are in the realms and territories across the world. whatever may be your background or beliefs. i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, they continue expressing their condolences throughout the commonwealth. with growing volumes of flowers and personal messages. buckingham palace has not yet released the date of the queen s funeral but king charles indicated it would be within the next two weeks. u.s. president joe biden sa
proclaimed the sovereign of the commonwealth. cnn will bring that to you, live. the centuries-old ceremony will take place here, in st. james s palace, in london. moments away from where i sit, outside of buckingham palace. the ascension counsel will officially bestow the title of king onto charles. the principal proclamation is expected in about four hours. friday morning, church bells rang across the country to mark the death of queen elizabeth the second, who died on thursday, at the age of 96. the new king, he briefly greeted mourners outside of buckingham palace and delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom, or in the realms and territories across the world. and, whatever may be your background, or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love. as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, mourners are continuing to express their condolences. flowers and personal messages for
on friday gun salutes echoed across the country to mark the death of queen elizabeth ii. she died thursday at the age of 96. on friday the new king briefly greeted mourners outside buckingham palace and then delivered his first address to the nation as monarch. have a listen. wherever you may live in the united kingdom or in the realms and territories across the world and whatever may be her background or beliefs, i shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect, and love as i have throughout my life. meanwhile, mourners continue expressing their condolences throughout the commonwealth with growing volumes of flowers and personal messages. king charles iii may be a grieving son, but is the new british monarch there are duties that he must perform. our correspondent has more now on his first day as sovereign and what lays ahead in the coming hours. reporter: a kiss of approval for new king. king charles iii, arriving to applause at buckingham palace. flowers laid feet
described as pomp and circumstance i guess in the days to come following the death of queen elizabeth ii . as one newspaper headlines it today with an oath and a declaration at an ancient summit, charles will officially become king. just explain what we can expect next. reporter: there s a lot of if you will pomp and circumstance as you say, the firing of guns today as a salute to the queen happening in sort of all four corners of the kingdom, cardiff castle in wales and other castles. also high park in london. there is as well the constitutional buttoning up of the monarchy. king charles became king charles as soon as she died but today is the a session counsel that will meet to formally approve, appoint, anoint king charles as king charles and
where i am sitting, the focus of attention. what can we expect? explain. this will be a important piece of constitutional business. king charles became king charles when the queen died. but, to have it formally made official, via session counsel, does that. they do it for the first time or will do for the first time ever, in front of tv cameras. it will be carried on television. after that, there is a proclamation. he uses a formula of words that it s been used for generations of monarchs. that will be made at the palace, there. that will confirm king charles as king charles iii. and then, other important meetings through the day.